Attachment for faucets



-- July, 12, 1932 l 4N. B. PIERsAL 1,867,525

, 7 ATTACHMENT [FOR- mudms Filed ua rn- 7. 1931 INVENTOR,

A'lTORNEYs Patented July 12, 1932 with STATES NAPOLEON B. PIERS ALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS Application filed March 7,

An object of the invention is to provide an attachment which may be conveniently adjusted on faucets and which has an extending receptacle or receptacles in which tumblers may berdisposed; Preferably a soap holder is also carried by the attachment.

Another object of the invention is to provide two members, each having a receptacle and a portion adapted to fit on a faucet, the

In members having arms extending inwardly from the said portions and being normally detaohably held inposition by a soap holder.

Still another object of the invention is to providea wire with a loop, supporting members being secured to the wire at the loop to form a receptacle, and the wire having terminals extending from the loop and being bent to fit over a faucet, the terminals extending beyond the faucet for detachably engaging a soap holder.

A further object of the inventionit to provide a wire looped to form a base to which members are secured to form a receptacle, the wire having terminals for resting on a faucet, one of the terminals having a portion bent to form a guideway in which the other terminal is disposed, and means being provided to press the terminals in the direction of each other to embrace another faucet.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in thefollowing specification in which the preferred form of therinvention is described.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views, of which v a Figure 1 is a front elevational view showing the attachment, V

Figure 2 is a plan view of the attachment shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form of the invention, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner in which the arms or wire terminals of the receptacles are detachably secured to the soap holder.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that in the construction illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 there are two receptacles or holders 5, each of these receptacles'or holders being 1931. Serial No. 520,920.

formed of wire members 6 which are bent to form bases to which terminals 7 of wire members 8 are secured. These wire members 8 extend downwardly from the wire members 6 and. then horizontally at 9 in the same plane, certain of the Wire members being bent at 10 where they cross to permit the said wire members to form a level bottom for the re ceptacle. It will be understood that each receptacle or holder 5 may be used to support a tumbler or similar article. Portions 11 of the wire members .i6rare disposed adjacent each otherand arms or terminals 12 diverge therefrom,these arms or terminals being looped. at 13 for disposal over a faucet, the body 14: of the faucet being disposed between the two arms or terminals 12. The arms or terminals 12 extends substantially parallel at 15, as best shown in Figure 2.

As will be seen by referring tothe drawing, two of these receptacles or holders 5 are provided, each with its two arms or terminals 12 which are constructed inthe manner set forth. As a means for holdingthe arms or terminals 12 relatively to each other, a soap holder 16 is provided, this soap holder being preferably formedof wire and the wire being bent to form guides 17 at the front and also at the rear of the soap holder 16. Preferably there are three guides 17 at thebottom of the front of the soap holder 16 and three guides 17 at the bottom of the rear. of the soap holder 16, so that the extending arms, or terminals 12 on the two receptacles or holders 5 will be disposed parallel with each other and an extending arm or terminal 12 on each of the receptacles or holders 5 will be disposed inthe' rear guides 17 and an arm or terminal on each of the receptacles or hold ers 5 will be disposed in the guides 17 at the front of the soap holder 16. The construction of the guides 17 is best shown in Figure 1.

By referring to Figure f of the drawing it will be seen that the wires forming the front and rear guides 17 at the ends of the soap holder 16 are bent up inwardly at 17 and then transversely at 17 b connecting the oppo-' site guides 17, the said transverse portions 17 serving as sides for the soap holder to prevent a cake of soap from slipping laterally from the soap holder.

It will be understood that the arms or terminals 12 on either receptacle or holder 5 may be readily removed from the soap holder 16 so that the soap holder with its two receptacles or holders 5 may be conveniently packed for shipment, or for separate sale. It will also be seen that the receptacles or holders 5 will tend to support the soap holder 16, inasmuch as the arms or terminals 12 will not only be disposed in the guides 17, but also disposed under the members 18 of the soap holder 16, which are disposed between the said guides 17. Therefore, the weight of the receptacles or holders ,5 will serve to hold the arms or terminals 12 in their proper relationship to support the soap holder 16 in position.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figure 3, the receptacle or holder 19 is constructed of a wire 20 bent to form a base for the receptacle or holder 19, wire members 21 being secured to the base in the manner described with reference to the construction illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The bent wire 20 has arms or terminals 22 which extend therefrom preferably upwardly and then horizontally so that they may be dis posed over a faucet 23. The arms or ter minals 22 then preferably diverge at 24 and one of these arms or terminals has a portion bent downwardly at 25 and then bent upwardly at 26 to form a guideway 27 in which the other arm or terminal is disposed, the ends28 of the arms or terminals being preferably bent in the direction of each other to embrace another faucet 29. Disposed on the arms or terminals 22 there is a loop member 30 which may be moved in the direction of the guideway 27 to press the ends 28 of the arms or terminals in the direction of each other, Or in the direction of the holder or receptacle 19 to permit the ends 28 of the arms or terminals to be moved away from each other to disengage the ends of the arms or terminals from the faucet 29.

What is claimed is:

1. In an attachment of the class described, two wires looped at their outer ends to form holders and each having inwardly extending arms with portions bent to fit over faucets respectively, the arms extending inwardly beyond the bent portions, and a soap holder 11 aving guides in which the arms are disposed, the soap holder being supported on the arms and serving to hold the arms relatively to each other.

2. In an attachment of the class described, two wires looped at their outer ends to form holders and each having inwardly extending arms with portions bent to fit over faucets respectively, the arms extending inwardly beyond the bent portions, and a soap holder having guides at its ends and therebetween in which the arms are detachably disposed, the soap holder being supported on the arms and serving to hold the arms relatively to each other.

3. In an attachment of the class described,

two wires looped at their outer ends, members secured to the looped portions of the wires to form receptacles, each wire having inwardly extending arms with portions bent to fit over faucets respectively, the arms extending inwardly beyond the bent portions, anda. soapholder having guides at its ends and therebetween in which the arms are de tachably disposed, the soap holder being supported on the arms and serving to hold the arms relatively to each other.

4. In an attachmentfor faucets, two receptacles, arms extending from the receptacles and having bent portions to fit over faucets, the arms extendlng beyond the bent portions, and a soap holder having guides in which the arms are normally disposed.

5. In an attachment for faucets, two re-- ceptacles, arms extending from the recep-- tacles and having bent portions to fit over faucets, the arms extending beyond the bent portions, and a soap holder having guides. at its ends and therebetween in which the;

arms are detachably disposed.

6. In an attachment for faucets, two receptacles, two arms spaced apart and extending from each receptacle, the arms having bentportions to fit'over faucets, the arms.

first mentioned wires and extending down- I wardly therefrom and then horizontally in the same plane, the second mentioned wires crossing at central positions and certain of the second mentioned wires being bent at the said positions, each of the wires having two inwardly extending arms with portions bent to fit over faucets respectively, the arms extending inwardly beyond the bent portions, and a soap holder having guides in' which the arms are disposed, the soap holder being supported on the arms and serving to hold the arms relatively to each other.

' 8. In an attachment for faucets, a soap holder having a bottom, two transverse wire members, one at each end of the soap holder,

each transverse wire member at each end extending downwardly below the bottom of the soap holder, then inwardly to form guides and then upwardly above the bottom of the soap holder with the middle transverse portion of each of the wire members serving as downwardly below the bottom of the soap holder, then inwardly to form guides and then upwardly above the bottom of the soap holder with the middle transverse portion of each of the members serving as a side for the soap holder, two receptacles, and arms extending from the receptacles and having bent portions to fit over faucets, the arms extending beyond the bent portions and being disposed below the bottom of the soap holder in the said guides.

NAPOLEON B. PIERSALL. 

